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About Gennady
Gennady Sheyner has been covering Palo Alto since 2008. His beats include City Hall, with a special focus on housing, utilities and transportation. He also covers regional politics for the Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Online and its sister publications. He has won awards for his coverage of elections, land use, business, technology and breaking news.A native of Ukraine, Gennady grew up in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in English and from Columbia University with a master’s degree in journalism. Prior to joining Embarcadero Media, he spent three years covering breaking news and local politics for The Waterbury Republican-American, a daily newspaper in Connecticut. He is a massive fan of English football, marathons and churros.
Stories by Gennady
Palo Alto, Mountain View back new JPA to advocate for Santa Clara County cities
Setting aside concerns from city staff, the Palo Alto City Council officially endorsed on Monday an effort to create a new Joint Powers Authority that would advocate on behalf of all Santa Clara County cities and towns.[Tuesday, October 24, 2023]
After pandemic backslide, Stanford hospitals ordered to ramp up commute programs
Stanford's hospitals will avoid financial penalties despite failing to meet their legally binding transportation goals. They will, however, have to speed up efforts to get employees out of cars, Palo Alto officials agreed Monday.[Tuesday, October 24, 2023]
In another blow to California Avenue, Country Sun to shut down by end of the year
Country Sun, a grocery store that focuses on organic food and that for decades has been one of California Avenue's most visible and emblematic retailers, will shut down before Christmas, the company’s CEO told this publication.[Monday, October 23, 2023]
'None of us are OK.' Vigil brings different faiths together to support Israel
What began as a chat between a few Palo Alto neighbors evolved on Saturday into vigil that brought about 200 people of different faiths and backgrounds to Mitchell Park to support Israel and denounce Hamas.[Sunday, October 22, 2023]
Police: Man steals motor home, hits parked car in Ventura
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who they said carjacked a motor home in the Ventura neighborhood early Friday morning while its owner was sleeping in a nearby car.[Saturday, October 21, 2023]
New plans for old Nut House building leave out one feature: parking
Emboldened by a new state law, the developer looking to renovate the former Antonio's Nut House building on Palo Alto's California Avenue has proposed revised plans that remove most parking spaces and expand its dining courtyard.[Sunday, October 22, 2023]
Police: Man tried to rob woman in Walgreens parking lot
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who they say tried to rob a woman at a Walgreens parking lot in Midtown on Tuesday morning -- the neighborhood's second attempted purse snatching this month.[Thursday, October 19, 2023]
As Cities Association eyes restructuring, Palo Alto seeks more oversight
Citing its growing stature and a recent legal conflict, the Cities Association of Santa Clara County is hoping to form a joint powers authority. City officials in Palo Alto have some concerns.[Friday, October 20, 2023]
Responding to 'Zoom bomb' disruptions, Palo Alto school board set to suspend virtual commenting
The Palo Alto Unified School District will temporarily ban members of the public from addressing the school board via Zoom -- a prohibition that was inspired by a series of lewd, racist comments that disrupted a City Council meeting.[Thursday, October 19, 2023]
Police: Stanford shooting suspect nabbed at Trader Joe's in Town & Country
Palo Alto police swarmed Town & Country Village on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and detained a man who walked into the Trader Joe's with a gun and who officers believe shot a woman in the leg at the Stanford University campus earlier that day.[Wednesday, October 18, 2023]